Obesity conference taps into soda-tax debate
Soda taxes might be politically unpopular now, but an increasing number of jurisdictions across North America are considering them, a U.S. economist told a national conference on obesity in Montreal.
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Recent Study Says That Higher Taxes Won’t Make Citizens Leave the State
The argument most often employed by anti-tax politicians in state budget battles is that raising taxes on wealthy residents will encourage them to move out of state, thus unintentionally driving down revenue sources. But recently, Better Choices for Connecticut, a coalition of nonprofits and other progressive groups, called on Gov. Dannel Malloy to be more aggressive in raising taxes on the …
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Gilbert real-estate broker convicted of tax evasion
Woman evaded paying taxes on nearly $ 1 million from 2003 to 2006, federal prosecutors said.
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